The Secret Service has apprehended a man who threatened the life of the vice president, but what they allegedly found was much worse.
Shannon Mathre, 33, was arrested in Ohio after being indicted by a grand jury for allegedly “making a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon, a successor to the presidency,” according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) statement. According to the indictment, he allegedly said, “I am going to find out where he (the vice president) is going to be and use my M14 automatic gun and kill him.”
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While arresting this man for allegedly threatening to murder the Vice President of the United States, a serious crime in and of itself, federal law enforcement discovered that he was also in possession of child sexual abuse materials. Thank you to federal, state and local…
— Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) February 7, 2026
Agents took Mathre into custody on February 6, but the charges don’t end there. In fact, they somehow get exponentially worse.
“The grand jury further charges that from about Dec. 31, 2025, to Jan. 21, 2026, Mathre was also engaged in the receipt and distribution of images that visually depict minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, in violation of Title 18 U.S. Code Section 2252(a)(2). While investigating the threats allegedly made against the vice president, federal agents discovered multiple digital files of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) in Mathre’s possession,” the DOJ statement continues.
🚨 BREAKING: Secret Service just arrested an Ohio man for threatening to SHOOT and KILL Vice President JD Vance — and he was in possession of CHILD s*xual abuse materials
Rot in prison, you disgusting scumbag. Get him out of civilized society! pic.twitter.com/tF4Mxt9Epq
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 7, 2026
“While arresting this man for allegedly threatening to murder the Vice President of the United States, a serious crime in and of itself, federal law enforcement discovered that he was also in possession of child sexual abuse materials,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche stated. “Thank you to federal, state and local partners in working together to bring justice twofold to this depraved individual.”
If found guilty on both charges, Mathre could face up to “five years in prison and a maximum statutory fine of $250,000 for threating (sic) the life of the vice president” and “20 years in prison and a maximum statutory fine of $250,000 if found guilty of the CSAM charge.”
“Hostile and violent threats made against the Vice President, or any other public official, will not be tolerated in our District,” David M. Toepfer, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, said. “Anyone threatening this kind of action will face swift justice and prosecution. We commend the actions of our local and state law enforcement who collaborated with U.S. Secret Service to take this individual into custody.”
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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